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(1) In relation to any company which was first registered, or registered by a new name, at any time during the period beginning with 18th March 1981 and ending with 23rd August 1981 section 18(2) of the 1948 Act (power of Secretary of State to direct company registered by name too like an existing company’s name to change its name) shall have effect as if for the words “‘ within six months of its being registered by that name ” there were substituted the words “ before 24th February 1982”. (2) Where in the case of any oversea company the relevant date within the meaning of section 31(2) of the 1976 Act (date of delivery of certain documents on the company’s first establishing a place of business in Great Britain or date of return as to change in the company’s corporate name) falls within the period mentioned in subsection (1) above, section 31(2) (which restricts the power of the Secretary of State to serve a notice under subsection (1) of that section in effect requiring an oversea company to use a name other than its corporate name for carrying on business in Great Britain) shall have effect in relation to that company as if for the words from “ six months ” (in the first place where they occur) to “this section” (in the second place where they occur) there were substituted the words “‘ 23rd February 1982”. (3) This section applies in relation to any such company as is mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) above notwithstanding the fact that the period of six months mentioned in section 18(2) or (as the case may be) in section 31(2) has expired in the case of that company before this section comes into operation. (4) In this section “ oversea company ” has the meaning given by section 406 of the 1948 Act.